1001 Albums Summary

Stripped down, bare bones arrangements, with John being the only guitarist on the album. He even does a couple of fairly primitive solos. Probably too deeply personal for most people, but there are some highlights. "Working Class Hero" and "God" are great songs--classic Lennon. I also like "Mother." Primal screams (on "Mother" and the harder rocking "Well Well Well" are pretty intense. The other harder rock song on this album is "I Found Out." Some of the slower songs feature the minimalist lyrics that John was doing at the time, and they lack the poetry of his earlier work with The Beatles. I still like this album, in spite of its sometimes cringe-worth confessional approach.